Japan and the European Union: A Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?

ISBN-13: 9781349414796 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 223 str.

J. Gilson

Opis

Relations between Japan and the EU rarely hit the headlines. Yet, based upon decades of incremental developments, their bilateral partnership has come to cover a wide range of activities. This book traces the history of that mutual interaction and assesses how Japan and the EU have the potential to offer joint solutions to current problems.

Spis treści

List of Tables Preface Introduction: Assessing Bilateral Relations Developing Co-operation, 1950-1990s Japan and its Changing Views of Europe European Integration and Changing Views of Japan The 1990s: A New Era in Japan-EU Relations Co-operation in Regional Forums Addressing Global Agenda Conclusion: A Partnership for the 21st Century? Appendix I: Joint Declaration Appendix II: Chronology of Japan-EU Relations Bibliography Glossary Index

O autorze

JULIE GILSON is Lecturer in Japanese Studies and Deputy Director of Asian Studies at the University of Birmingham. In 1993 she graduated from Sheffield University with a master's degree in international relations and subsequently spent three years as a research scholar at Keio, then Waseda Universities in Tokyo. During that time she completed a PhD on Japan's relations with the European Union, also for Sheffield University.